The 61st Annual Writers Guild Awards Photo Album

John Oliver, host of the 61st Annual Writers Guild Awards in New York City



John Patrick Shanley, Hunter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Writing

 

 Gina Gionfriddo



Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini

Ana Ortiz



Simon Beaufoy, winner of the Adapted Screenplay award for “Slumdog Millionaire”



Alana de la Garza and Linus Roache



Judah Friedlander and Jack McBrayer



Aasif Mandvi



Polly Draper, winner of the award for Children's Script, Long Form or Special



Susane Lee and Olga Humphrey join guests at the reception



Abigail Regier and Awards Show announcer Tom Hair



Tim Carvell, Mike Brumm, and Elliot Kalen



Jay Seeman and WGAE Assistant Executive Director Marsha Seeman



Halayne Ehrenberg, Bill Deane, Gail Lee, Jim Ryan, and Jerry Coopersmith




Bill Irwin



Simon Beaufoy and WGAE President Michael Winship



Patrick Prior, Marianne Pryor, WGAE Executive Director Lowell Peterson and Lexi Peterson



Alexis Divincenti and Andrea Saxe

John Oliver



Jablow Award winner and former WGAE President Chris Albers and Melissa Salmons



Sara Corello and Ira Cure



Diane James and Gail Lee



Susie Essman and Lowell Peterson



Allan Neuwirth, P. Kevin Strader, Jim Colucci and Lowell Peterson



Julie Perlow-Greene, Eric Greene, Lowell Peterson, Lexi Peterson



Lowell Peterson, Lexi Peterson, Geoff Betz and Justin Molito



David Simon and William Zorzi



Rodney Stringfellow, Olga Humphrey, P. Kevin Strader



Sherry Goldman, Goldman Communications Group

S. Epatha Merkerson



Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller



Paul F. Tompkins



John Riggi and Andrew Guest accept the award for Episodic Comedy



Michael Kirk accepts the TV Documentary Current Events award



Sam Waterston presents TV Documentary awards



Gary Glassman accepts the award for TV Documentary Other Than Current Events

Terry George congratulates Simon Beaufoy



Cath Twohill presents the Jablow Award for Service to the Guild



Tom Fontana and Chris Albers accept the Jablow Award



Talia Balsam and John Slattery present the award for TV Long Form Adaptation & Original



Joey Mazzarino accepts the award for Children's Episodic and Specials



Michael Winship accepts the award for TV News: Analysis, Feature or Commentary on behalf of himself and Bill Moyers



Sarah Treem and Bryan Goluboff accept the award for New Series on behalf of the writing staff of “In Treatment”



Aasif Mandvi presents the Radio Documentary award to Anthony J. McHugh



Nancy Giles presents Radio News awards



Gail Lee about to accept her award for Radio News: Regularly Scheduled or Breaking



Norman Stiles accepts the Herb Sargent Award for excellence and mentoring in comedy



Jerry verDorn presents the award for Daytime Serial



The staff of “As the World Turns” accepts the award for Daytime Serial



John Slattery accepts the award for Dramatic Series on behalf of the writing staff of “Mad Men”



Gilbert Gottried presents the awards for Promotional Writing and Graphic Animation



Tom Fontana and Marshall Brickman present the first Michael Collyer Fellowship in Screenwriting

Sara Van Acker of NYU, recipient of the first Michael Collyer Fellowship in Screenwriting

The writing staff of “30 Rock” accepts the award for Comedy Series



Philip Seymour Hoffman presents John Patrick Shanley with the Hunter Award for Lifetime Achievement in Writing



John Patrick Shanley accepts the Hunter Award



Tina Fey accepts on behalf of “Saturday Night Live” for Comedy/Variety Series



Thomas Krever, Executive Director of the Harvey Milk High School, and Harvey Milk High School students Matthew Agostini and Jay Boone accept the Original Screenplay award on behalf of Dustin Lance Black



Everybody had a great time!



Everybody had a great time!



Everybody had a great time!



Everybody had a great time!

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